hollywood draw

The small accident at the media press conference did not affect the smooth operation of the crew. To this day, whether Wayne's wealth, status in the circle, or the identity of Warner Bros. as a major shareholder, the unhappiness that happened at the press conference at that time did not appear in the media at all.

In addition to the gossip entertainment tabloids, there was no relevant news. The reporters at the scene that day were very clear that Wayne Greenberg's threat was definitely not as simple as saying, because he is really rich, and there are people and the ability to mess with you.

Although nothing happened at the press conference was reported by the outside world, the crew of more than 300 people in Warner Studios was spread in a short period of time.

The consequence was unexpected by Wayne and Charles Rowan. Neither of them expected that because he supported James Franco's behavior in front of the media, the crew entered a very good state of cooperation from the first day of filming.

No one doesn’t like the leader who protects short-term, which at least proves that no matter what happens in this crew, the leader first does not first separate the relationship and maintains his good media image, but is willing to stand up for the staff.

Especially James Franco, no one expected that after hearing about this, he was stunned for a long time at a burning cigar. Then, in the subsequent filming, he showed a surprising performance state. The director's performance requirements were completely beyond the scope of a rookie actor.

This caused a scene that made Wayne, Charles Rowan, and even Warner Bros. The crew was smooth in the filming days of the start of filming, and once led the shooting plan for three days. Some core creators thought it was difficult to pass the scenes one or two more times, which really made everyone happy.

In fact, Wayne knew the reason for the crew's smooth and abnormal shooting progress. The core creative team, which has been working for several years, basically does not have a running-in period. Everyone has a very tacit working habits, which is a guarantee to ensure that the actors are not wasted in good performance status.

You should know that a normal Hollywood crew has a very large flow of personnel. After the filming of this drama, it scattered and then took a break for a while, and immediately entered other crews to continue working, repeating this process continuously. This is the most normal crew composition in Hollywood.

The large number of mobile personnel has caused the producers to work tacitly after forming the behind-the-scenes team, the director’s first few weeks, and even one or two months, to stumbling through-the-job personnel.

The long-term stability of Wayne's core team behind the scenes allowed them to skip the running-in period directly. Coupled with the actors' sudden burst of good performance and sufficient funds to guarantee the crew directly entered a high-speed operation at the beginning.

"cut, this one has passed."

As countless people in the crew looked at, Wayne's cries came from the loudspeaker. "James, you performed very well and stayed in your form. I don't want to come back for two days off, you lost it."

"I promise, boss."

The male protagonist, standing among several cameras, responded loudly: "I promise not to go anywhere during the weekend and will only stay at my own home to practice."

Everyone in the crew understood what he said. As long as they combined the broken things the male protagonist had done before the filming started, everyone knew that this person was expressing his determination to the director.

Without raising his head, Wayne looked at the shooting plan book and checked it with a pencil on the page he opened.

It is around 4:30 p.m. When the staff in the crew saw his wave, they immediately began to clean up the shooting scene in an orderly manner. Gilmore's shouts sounded from time to time on the set, organizing and assisting various departments in packing up the sound of sealing the shooting equipment.

James Franco's filming of the filming in a week made many people in the crew look at him with admiration. His good performance is visible to the naked eye. It can be said that he has basically not wasted the work preparations of the staff behind the scenes, which has also caused many people's perception of him to gradually change.

"This kid is very talented."

Taking advantage of the huge set to pack up, Charles Rowan came to Wayne, leaned against a prop box, and said casually: "At least it was better than I thought."

Wayne shrugged and looked up at the producer. Although the hero's performance was indeed excellent, he did not take it too seriously. "He has been in many actors now, such as Nicholas Cage during the filming of "The Joker" and Christian Bale during the filming of "Batman: The Moment of War."

An unpredictable thing like an actor's performance status has never been a factor in a director's preset shooting plan, especially for some actors, one good or one bad is the norm.

For example, Nicholas Cage is considered a representative of this aspect. Sometimes he is in good condition and can perform in a whole movie with great performance. When he is in poor condition, he is simply a representative of Hollywood bad movies. Who can question such an actor?

There are many similar actors in every entertainment industry, such as Huang Zhuang, who makes audiences on the other side of the Pacific love and hate, and this guy is similar. After a fine scene that is superb and popular with the audience, he will immediately reward himself with a domineering president. The acting skills and plot are awkward and trembling.

"I hope this kid can keep it." Charles Rowan has been in the circle for so many years, and of course he knows this very well. He shrugged and murmured in a low voice.

"You might as well pray now that he will not cause any trouble."

While helping to sort out Wayne's belongings, Sophia Coppola made a joke without hesitation. She has seen many actors since she was a child, and even got Jin Lyme herself. She knows that these actors with quirks in the circle are like an irregular bomb, and no one knows when they will suddenly make a mess that will shock people's chin.

Hearing her teasing, Charles Rowan shook his head and smiled, and did not continue to say anything, looking at the busy set in a daze.

The intense week of shooting work and the smooth shooting progress mean a lot of and frequent workload. Now everyone in the crew has lost the energy of the first day of shooting. They want to complete the work at hand as soon as possible and go home as soon as possible to have a good sleep.

"Boss, I'll fly to Canada at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning and have communicated with the airport."

Nina glanced at Sofia Coppola who was packing things, walked a few steps to Wayne, and whispered to report.

"I see."

Relying on the director's chair, Wayne raised his hands and rubbed both sides of his forehead hard. Hundreds of people in the crew of "The Flash" can take weekends. Whether it's staying at home and having a good sleep or going to the beach to enjoy a beach holiday, these have nothing to do with him.

In addition to the "Flash" that has already started filming, he also has "X-Men" filmed in Canada. So on normal weekend vacations, he has to go over to check the shooting progress and some work progress in the crew.

In fact, what he felt most relieved was the crew of "Charlie's Angels" that had already ended in Miami. Luke Simmons was in control of everything, and Naomi Watts was also called to talk about the filming progress and the problems faced by the crew. So far, at least the three women have not had a big conflict, which is also a big and small miracle in the circle.

"What's wrong, what else?"

Nina stood there with a hesitant look on her face. Wayne raised her head and asked, "I'll just say it, just listen while I'm still in the mood."

The assistant lady glanced at Sofia Coppola, nodded slightly, and whispered: "Boss, I still remember the Hasbro toy you mentioned, namely "Transformers", "Special Forces" and "Baby Mary"..."

These toys are Hasbro's top brands and are also the most famous in North America and even the world. Wayne mentioned before that Jimmy asked him to ask about the relevant copyright ownership issues.

“What’s the situation?”

When Wayne's eyes lit up when he heard about the copyright of toy film and television adaptation, especially the movie adapted toys, which has a fatal emotional attraction to the younger generation in most countries in the world.

Especially on the other side of North America and the Pacific, many children grew up watching cartoons related to toys. Which boy never dreamed of Transformers when he was a child?

If the other two want to be produced in film and television, they may also need to be well produced and rigorous market research before they can start production. But "Transformers" is completely different. As long as the special effects are done, countless people in the world will empty their wallets for their childhood feelings and dreams.

Because for "Transformers", the protagonist is never a real person, and the audience always wants to watch the Autobots from Cybertron.

"Although Hasbro is a toy manufacturer, he is also a member of the circle."

Shaking his head, Nina poured him a basin of cold water. "For so many years, their toy film and television copyrights have been tightly held in their hands. Jimmy got a result after simple contact with them and related investigations. Film and television licenses can be used, but the copyrights are not sold!"

This is a normal situation. As long as it is a big company in the circle, no one will be willing to sell the copyrights in their hands, especially the companies related to movies. They are all copyright monsters. As long as they enter the copyright library, they do not cost several or ten times the market price, and there is basically no possibility that they can sit down and talk.

The situation of Hasbro is similar. Even if they authorize the copyright of film and television, they will require the profit sharing of the film. What is even more troublesome is that similar temporary authorized film and television are still tightly held in Hasbro's hands. If the film is popular, you want to continue shooting sequels? No problem, then let's continue to negotiate.

This is also the reason why Hasbro has only cooperated with animation companies to produce animation series for so many years. It is also the reason why countless film companies in Hollywood are discouraged, because Hasbro has always been an important part of Hollywood's offline derivative channels. He understands the routines in the circle very well. If you want to cheat them, there is basically no possibility.

"Then let's do it for now."

Shaking his head, Wayne's tone was filled with a hint of disappointment.

In fact, he knew better than anyone else that if he hadn't done it faster in the first few years, the copyrights he had now were still in the pocket of a large company. The world did not center around him as the center, and some things were not satisfactory, which was the most normal situation.

Moreover, with the development of Hollywood in the past two years, especially Warner Bros., based on series films, ranks first among the revenue of the six major Hollywood companies every year, which has also made more and more people see the importance of copyright, resulting in the price of both the best-selling copyright and the comic copyright published before, as time goes by.

"But there is another good news about copyright, uh..."

Nina glanced at her boss's face, pondered for a moment, then continued, "Maybe it can be considered good news."

Wayne raised his head in surprise, looked at her and asked, "What?"

"Jimmy said there is news on Marvel Comics." When it comes to this, the assistant lady feels a little incredible. The most important thing is that the cooperation that was about to reach was about to reach, but because there was a problem with Tom Gee, it was temporarily shelved.

"According to Jimmy's narrative, Marvel's ceo and Stan Lee, who is known as the father of Marvel, have made many fuss at Universal Studios, demanding to share the profits of the Hulk's movie. After Universal Studios shirked for various reasons, in the latest issue of the Hulk's comic, Marvel turned the fat green man into a perverted silver demon, which is a typical way to lose both sides.

But it is obvious that even though the face has been torn apart, Universal Pictures is not so easy for Marvel Comics to achieve its desire to repurchase copyrights." Speaking of this, Nina paused, swallowed her saliva before continuing; "But, the surprising people achieved very good results on the other side.

Black Panther, the superhero, has never been valued by film companies due to well-known reasons such as skin color. Sony Columbia's subsidiary Yatisson Entertainment has already let it go. They agreed to the repurchase copyright requirement of Marvel Comics, but the price is not low."

Both of them knew why Marvel Comics was so proactive. The company's revenue is very difficult now, and it is relying solely on loans to live. It is not that comic fans have disappeared, but that a new generation of comic fans have begun to emerge, and that the entertainment industry has entered the computer era.

According to the information Wayne learned, Marvel Comics already has a plan to file for bankruptcy protection. If there is no new revenue point, Marvel Comics will usher in bankruptcy and reorganization within one or two years at most.

In fact, bankruptcy and reorganization are also a good thing for this comics giant. At that time, the company will be divided into several branches, such as copyright licenses, toys, comic book publishing, and even Internet entertainment development and film and television departments, which will be more likely to make this already deformed giant reborn.

"Give them money!"

Without any hesitation, Wayne waved his hand and boldly ordered the assistant lady.

After taking the briefcase handed over by Sofia Coppola, he lit a cigarette and saw that there were not many staff members left on the set, and he was about to say hello to Charles Rowan and get off work.

“22 million US dollars!”

When the number was blurted out by the assistant lady, it caught Sofia Coppola's gaze for the first time. She widened her eyes, obviously shocked by the huge number.

Although the copyright prices in the circle are rising now, they are not as high as this level. The situation of hundreds of thousands of dollars in the early 1990s was indeed rare, but it is only a film and television copyright that is uncertain about the market prospects. The price of tens of millions of dollars is still too amazing in this era.

"You contact Jimmy and Colin and give them money to operate."

Even when he heard this obviously premium number, Wayne did not hesitate at all. He nodded directly and agreed. Finally, he did not forget to remind him. "You must move quickly, and you must not let Sony Columbia react!"

"I see."

It is obvious that Yatison Entertainment is a subsidiary of Sony Columbia, but not a holding subsidiary. Both have always been operating separately and managed separately, and each has its own operating system, just like Walt Disney and Miramax. Similar situations abound in the circle.

But once this matter is delayed and Sony Colombia reacts, the final result may not be like that. These giant companies are completely rogue about copyright. When they come into their sight, it basically means that they are not able to get it.

Wayne and Charles Rowan confirmed the film problem that they had finished shooting, and then walked out of the studio, got on the tram, and left Warner Studio.

Along the way, Sofia Coppola was looking at him with a hidden look. The woman was a little confused now, why he had to spend a lot of money to collect copyrights.

According to the general rule of the circle, as a director, you should never use your own money to make movies. This is the iron rule of a major director in the commercial field. Because no one can guarantee whether a movie can succeed, Steven Spielberg cannot, George Lucas cannot, and her father Francis Ford Coppola cannot.

Instead of making movies without their own money, it has become a hidden rule that big directors are following, asking the production company to pay for the filming and production, and then taking the top rewards they should get is the normal way for big directors in commercial films.

Obviously, Wayne's action of collecting film copyrights is particularly alternative, especially when he acquires it at a premium. That's right, "The Matrix" jointly invested and produced by Greenberg Studios and Warner Bros. was a great success, but the same thing is true, who can guarantee that the next film will continue to become popular?

However, no one was destined to answer her this question. After the two sides broke up at the studio entrance, Sofia Coppola drove home with deep doubts.

"Boss, there's one more thing, maybe you'll be interested."

Rolles Phantom was driving smoothly, Nina, who was sitting in the back row, pushed the glasses on her face after only the two of them were left, and said, "It was also because you made Jimmy stare at the copyright of surprise, he discovered it."

"What's the matter?" Wayne retracted his attention to the director's record book, turned to look at the assistant lady and asked.

"Xinyi Film." Nina's mouth slowly curled up, and she showed a rare smile. "Xinyi Film has long been unable to hold on, but this medium-sized top film company in the circle has its own advantages. Their rich film library is still creating revenue for the company, and a good distribution channel in North America can also become the company's revenue point to maintain.

Unfortunately, Xinyi Film is best at B-level films that use small profits to make big profits, but in recent years it seems that it has been abandoned by the market, which has led to the company being able to maintain it without death. Just a few days ago, Robert Xie Yin, the chairman of Xinyi Film and the shareholder with the most controlling stakes, has officially submitted a merger application to Time Warner. It seems that he does not intend to continue to persist."

"Ahh?"

When Wayne heard this news, he knew that this day would come sooner or later. But in fact, as long as Xie Yin persisted for another two years, he might not be able to continue to revive the dead with a small-cost horror movie.

In fact, after taking away "The Lord of the Rings" and then secretly disrupting the situation, the copyright and revenue of new lines such as "The Seven Deadly Sins" were also taken away by Warner Bros., he knew that it is highly likely that this company would not be able to hold on, and the Chinese horror film master who could save them was here.

"Speak."

Nina nodded, thought for a moment, and continued: "Time Warner should have agreed to ask Xie Yin to sell his shares and cash out, and then divest the film library and copyright library of Xinyi Film and merge it into the Warner Bros. As for other businesses of Xinyi Film, such as TV, film and television production, distribution and other departments, they will be sold separately according to the rules in the circle.

But Jimmy noticed that there is something you will definitely be interested in in the hands of Xinyi Film. Surprise the full series of film and television copyrights of "Blade Warrior". You know, boss, Jimmy has become a little nervous in recent years. As long as you see the word copyright, your first reaction is to buy it."

"Let Jimmy go and talk, if it's right, buy it."

When this happens, Wayne understands more than anyone else. He makes this agent become the copyright neuroticism that Nina calls...

But after thinking about it, he shook his head again and continued, "Try to contact me. The other party intends to sell it, and the premium is not high. If the other party speaks loudly, then forget it. The copyright is in the hands of Warner Brothers, and we will at least have the possibility of inserting it in the future."

"Okay, no problem." The assistant lady nodded, and couldn't help but remind her. "But you have to pay attention to the boss. Although there is more than 100 million yuan in Greenberg's studio account, if you spend it at this rate, it may affect your next plan."

"Well, you don't understand." Shaking his head slightly, Wayne muttered to himself, sucking a cigarette with big mouthfuls. "Even if you hold money in the future, you may not be able to buy it..."

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Looking at the street scene of Los Angeles outside the car window, the superheroes in Marvel Comics flashed through Wayne's mind. He sighed in his heart. Basically, because of some of his actions, this movie giant destined to rise had no hope and any chance to rise.

The copyright is scattered in all directions, and the group company is so poor that it is going to go bankrupt. Coupled with his intentional or unintentional small actions, it is obvious that this company cannot have a film and television magic.